Explore how humor and dilemma actions empower pro-democracy movements by exposing authoritarian absurdities and fostering community resilience.

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Explore how humor and dilemma actions empower pro-democracy movements by exposing authoritarian absurdities and fostering community resilience.
As Trump returns to power, we face more than two choices. We can defend a broken status quo or dismantle it. We can also transform it into something stronger.
The key to taking effective action in a Trump world is to avoid perpetuating the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
Report about narratives that promote racial justice and expand our understanding of health, human rights, and the public good.
Research & practical advice about how to deploy counter-narratives to create better stories about poverty & ultimately, create social change.
In this article Brett Davidson explores lessons and gives practical advice about the role of storytelling in political advocacy.
What is the role of narrative change in influencing policy? Understand what roles narrative plays and 3 ways to make narrative change.
The article by Brett Davidson discusses the importance of measuring narrative change in social change work.
Model of narrative form for use in social change defining the elements & identifying the patterns in stories that comprise the narrative form.
What makes narrative change so hard? Brett Davidson explores how activists must expose unjust power dynamics & envision viable alternatives.
Explore how humor and dilemma actions empower pro-democracy movements by exposing authoritarian absurdities and fostering community resilience.
As Trump returns to power, we face more than two choices. We can defend a broken status quo or dismantle it. We can also transform it into something stronger.
The key to taking effective action in a Trump world is to avoid perpetuating the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
Report about narratives that promote racial justice and expand our understanding of health, human rights, and the public good.
Research & practical advice about how to deploy counter-narratives to create better stories about poverty & ultimately, create social change.
In this article Brett Davidson explores lessons and gives practical advice about the role of storytelling in political advocacy.
What is the role of narrative change in influencing policy? Understand what roles narrative plays and 3 ways to make narrative change.
The article by Brett Davidson discusses the importance of measuring narrative change in social change work.
Model of narrative form for use in social change defining the elements & identifying the patterns in stories that comprise the narrative form.
What makes narrative change so hard? Brett Davidson explores how activists must expose unjust power dynamics & envision viable alternatives.